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The Turning - Seasons 1, 2 & 3

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The Turning: River Road (Season 3) is about Lindsay Tornambe who at 13 years old, was chos

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  1. 1. S3:EP 8 - The One Thing · 12 Aug 2025
  2. 2. S3:EP 9 - Jess · 19 Aug 2025
  3. 3. S3:EP 10 - Beyond Fear · 26 Aug 2025
  • 01

    Introducing: The Devil You Know with Sarah Marshall

    20 Oct 2025 · 39 min

    We're sharing an episode of a new podcast from CBC, called The Devil You Know. In The Devil You Know, Sarah Marshall explores the tangled web of the Satanic Panic, a journey that will take you everywhere from Victoria, B.C. to rural Kentucky to San Antonio, Te

  • 02

    S3:EP 12 - Postscript: Christa

    9 Sep 2025 · 47 min

    Christa was born into River Road Fellowship. In our final conversation, she remembers how she first realized she was in a cult, and tells us parts of the story we haven’t covered yet. For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch.See omnystudio.c

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    S3:EP 11 - Postscript: Lindsay

    2 Sep 2025 · 52 min

    A year and a half after our first interview, we sit down with Lindsay one last time to ask her the questions you’ve been wondering about. For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    S3:EP 10 - Beyond Fear

    26 Aug 2025 · 47 min

    PART TEN - “There were moments when I remember being in such a dark place, feeling so hopeless, and the curiosity of the next day I think helped keep me going. It doesn't matter how dark the day is. Just be curious about tomorrow.” For more content

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    S3:EP 9 - Jess

    19 Aug 2025 · 33 min

    PART NINE - "The trees would be swaying, and you could almost feel the leaves moving. Maybe we would start humming, making up a melody. The worries and the fear just melted away. All the bad things, and all the good things, none of it mattered. I could sit bac

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    S3:EP 8 - The One Thing

    12 Aug 2025 · 43 min

    PART EIGHT - “It was absolutely the one thing – the one thing, if I can pick one thing – it is the one thing that allowed me to begin to heal.” For more content, follow us on Instagram @RococoPunch. Content note: This episode includes a

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